Daily Republican., 1887-07-18
F0uRTh EDITION
GRAND OPENING.
C,eayer 81 Hollis Great Houso-FurniSh
ing s,ore-Grand d Gponing Tomorrow.

J,eayer S Hoilis' Great Houso-FurniSh-
ing ssore-- Gran d Gpening Tomorrow
Rafore the frost OF winter had looseo
b,s hold upop tho earth Uleaver a. Hol-l
l,e. the enterprising househoid fuIniturei
bad commenced the erscnonl
of their grand new store. S2l Market
street. II 10 now completed, ttockeu
and In complete working order from
cellar to cock loft, and TO morrow tne
public 10 invited to step In and see not
only what well-directed enterprise mas
accomplished In = few weeks, but TO see
the stock OF splendid goods with whlch |
the store 10 stocked. Il
The building Is one OF the bapsomest
as " ell as one Of the most convenient
and largest stores In the city. IL mas
% feet 6 inches front on Market stree,
and running back liz feet inches it
| b ss the same frontage on Shipley street.
HI was built by contractor George b.
,Kee, and Ia q credit to him as q CON-
ltraclor and builder 10 we'll rs the pro
urietors. The building 10 four stories
lhisb, Including the oellar and not In
lcludiug the space next the roof used FOR
storace purposer. The front Of the
lbuildins Is pressed brick, laid In black
lmor,ar with red stone trimmings, gal.
yaniz,d iron cornioe painted and sanded
1t, corIespond with the ssone trimmings:
The show windows are large and are oil
lFrepch plate CLASH. and all the other
windows In front have thlck French
glass.
rhe walls are IS inches thick and are
plastered, but the ceilings are OF three
Iinch beaded boardp. A Morse q WI
1 IN fhn
land one OF Hayes skylights lets Ia at
: Abundant food Of light The basemen
o lis eenerally used for keeping stov'
castings, stove bricks and other articles
lof like character, it being snelved OF
each side for 100 feet.
The basement Is presided over b.
c, Thomas Boyd, . colored gentleman, ,wh
+. knows evey part Of stove and IL neve
!. lnore happy than when waiting upol
J. customers. A perfect labyrin Ii OF good
Al strikes the ego upon entering the mrs
floor. Every conceivable cooking uter
, sil Is to be teen here. Tbs long line
u stoyes, heaters and ranges we're not 0
IA inviting, with the mercury at lOO.
wero the lsrge collection OF reffi9er'
re tors, Ice chests and ice cream freezer
a tubs and cans standing around In bou!
IA teous profusior.
:. Water coolers and filters also presen
al a pleasing aspect to perspiriDg h'
Il mapity. There were lots o! them her
The Office OF tie firm Is located In IL
70 Shipley street end OF the buildiDg, an
m Ia supplied with every modern cow
se pience for comfort and utility. Thu
nj forbids that too much time and epa
e. should be devoted TO the first story. a
topen staircgse invites us UPWARD, al
', upward we go only to find Ourselves
~ anoLber great labyrin OF tinwal
10. stamped ware, cedar ware. and OK
Wy, stoves and furnaces there was an
ate N CO. endlsss0 ar.ety.
er Up another flight of stsirs aud
come to tie v ORR shop. amidst the
M. and c!atter Of hammers, the chsmpi
the Of tin and sheet iron being manipulsl
in Iby huge ph,a-e. The firm m snui
.om lures all kinds OF pieeed tinware, p'
xth ling the men and boys by toe gross
'ck; making il, and they make better Rri
~, IN OF goods than 10 generally cold. Not
: tin ID used, as every piece is tested
A iboiling before bsing put In stock.
9. lfrm, besides, does q large business
: In Furnishing heaters aud roofing 8
eei- lspoutipg. The whole building
'er, !, lighted by the Edison incandesc
oek light, furnished by the Whining
) O.. Z ectric Light and Power Company.
. The firm Is com par atively new o
18th torgAnizei only about three years q
lof Then only one man was employ ed, 4
I'd the firm employs from twenty to tn
IN the year round.
AT Tney Lave never made . boas
lnth Idoipg their work the cheapest, pre-
in ring rather to do their work well, "
rate. the best OF material, and 70 gain re
wife tation for the excellence and qualtt!
90; their work than for quantity and chi
rae,. ness. They are well prepared for
/. 6io Ice cream trade, having q large qr
Il p. ltity Of cedar tubs, cane and freezer
all sizes on hand.
II They also pay particular attention
1.-The wholesale stove trade. They /
accepted the agency for Charles N
- 81 Co, stoves, Philadelphia. You
'OA buy stoves from them as cheap rs
~ can of any foundry in that city. .
furnish the P, W. & B. Railroad,
Philadelphia to Washington and
b branches below there, with all OF
new stoves and repairs. They are q
! to commence the manufacture OF '
they will call their blue labeled
"a tinware, which will be made from
very best brands of XN and NX%
b plate.
s. There Is no better equipped he
furnishing store in the city, but
yon intend still to increase their busi
9th, They feel very grateful TO the oiti
xor, lof Wilmington and vicinity for
a. z patronage they have bestowed
n them ana they hope they will no
sake them now when they are prel
to serve them better. To morrow
=, tgrand store will open for inspectio
a. through and they want everybody
7. lcept the general invitation to come
see their store and the wonderful
riety of goods with which they
un stocked it. II Anybody wants tc
TS. anything it will 10 sold to then,
whether they buy anything or L
immaterial, they are invited to
anu hn u q nd inansct thGir naa Etnr